Weekend on the South Shore

Ehren and I recently spent a weekend on the south coast of MA. It was a very relaxing weekend, a belated birthday/early anniversary celebration.

We spent lots of time relaxing and exploring

the nearby beaches.

We spent about five hours at a large zoo in Providence, RI. It was an amazing zoo and the best exhibit was two bald eagles. It was really neat to see them so close.

This one is about to have a snack...

Here is the view from our room in the bed and breakfast that we stayed in. It overlooked the New Bedford Harbor.

There were flocks of sanderlings on the beach that we enjoyed watching.

We also enjoyed walking around and shooting some photos at Fort Phoenix, "guardian of our whaling port from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War."

Winter Scenery

As winter is ending and spring is officially here, we thought we would post a few winter scenery shots...

This was outside our living room window...

The marsh in our back yard

We like snow!

This winter was the best by far we have had in a long time for skiing and snow shoeing. I managed to get out several times (some of which while Jen was recuperating from one of several colds she caught at the pediatrician's office).

Here we are together at Breakheart Reservation...

Trip to the Zoo!

While in Virginia at Christmas time, we went to the Richmond Zoo. Being an animal lover, this was a great experience for me and one of the best zoo's I've been to!

This orangutan was sitting across a pond from where we were and he would beckon with his hand for us to toss grain over to him and then scoop it out of the water!

There was a high platform that the giraffes would stand at, high enough so their heads were at our level and it was such an awesome experience to feed and pat them! It will definately be one of my favorite memories.

I thought this mother and baby camel were so cute!

We had a wonderful time at the zoo and I look forward to going again!

Christmas in Virginia

We had a blast hanging with Ehren's family the week of Christmas,

including our neice who is a champion cuddler and smiler,

...and our nephew who is a budding musician.

Photography Contest

Ehren recently won third place in a photography contest with Essex National Heritage, an organization that protects the beautiful areas and historic places on the North Shore. They are also the hosts of Trails and Sails, an event that Ehren and I have enjoyed for several years. This is the winning photo; looking over a marsh at Plum Island at sunset. We were there last February looking for snowy owls with our friend Jon.

Fun Fall Times!

Ehren and I recently spent a fun weekend with my family on a lake in NH. The leaves were at their peak and there was family of loons on the lake entertaining us with their calls. We had fun kayaking and enjoying the warm fall weather.





















On a side note, Ehren and I recently spent an enjoyable weekend with our favorite Jack Russell Terriers!